Sky shares edged 0.1% higher in early European trading to 983 pence in London Thursday, but have have lost 1.7% over the past three months. Both Sky and HBO would like to approve two drama series per year, the first is expected to be broadcast in 2018. [Full Article...]

John Terry is a Chelsea legend through and through, and may well go down as the greatest English defender to ever play the game . The second semifinal looks just as compelling and features two more of England's heavyweight teams whose managers want to win a trophy for different reasons. [Full Article...]

Let's all go try to beat them". But right now, we can't focus on them. "Portland has the first crack, and (the Blazers) will give it everything they have". NOTES: Raptors C Jonas Valanciunas connected on his first 3-pointer this season, with 5:18 left in the second quarter. "I think the East has gotten better". [Full Article...]

General manager Tim Murray ran out of time to rebuild the Buffalo Sabres into a contender. The Buffalo Sabres finished last in the Atlantic Division this season, compiling a record of 33-37-12. The Sabres, however, were relatively healthy in mid-February when a 2-8-2 skid knocked them out of contention. He led the team to the postseason in each of the next five season before being fired after th... [Full Article...]

With their 3-1 loss in Game 3, the Rangers have now dropped six straight at home in the playoffs , dating to the 2015 Eastern Conference finals. "We needed this win for the series but also moving forward". NY got the victor in the second when Rick Nash's backhand in tight beat Montreal goaltender Carey Price at 4:28. "It was a great play by Ryan McDonagh to find me going to the net". [Full Article...]

While Ronaldo and Benzema, along with goalkeeper Keylor Navas, will rest when Madrid visits Sporting Gijon, coach Zinedine Zidane said on Friday that an unidentified leg injury will keep Bale from playing. Real Madrid would catch another break with fouls from Martinez in the 58th and 61st minute that led to his sending off. Manager Carlo Ancelotti, though, is determined to remain positive as ... [Full Article...]

On a 2-0 pitch Severino , essentially with the game on the line, let go a lazy 83-mph slider that Avisal Garcia crushed for a three-run homer to put the White Sox up, 4-0. Chase Headley homers to center field. Francisco Lindor broke the game open with a two-run triple in the sixth and struggling slugger Edwin Encarnacion also went deep for the Indians. [Full Article...]

Forbes reported in February that there was a "handshake agreement" to sell the team to a real estate developer for $1.6 billion after team owner Jeffrey Loria mentioned getting $1.7 billion for the team in late 2016. The two men initially bid separately to buy the franchise and have now joined their bids, with New York-based Wayne Rothbaum, the manager of Quogue Capital, their main competitor, ... [Full Article...]

Averaging 2.4 tackles and 1.7 interceptions per game in a sturdy and pragmatic Middlesbrough midfield, Clayton's work rate and consistency would surely have seen him play a major role in The Whites' attempts to reclaim their Premier League status. [Full Article...]

Both Kraft and Belichick presented Trump with a Patriots Super Bowl 51 jersey and helmet, stood for some photos, then went inside the White House to continue the celebration. Vice President Mike Pence says in Japan that Washington will work with its allies and China to put economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea but adds that the United States would defeat any attack with an "overwhelmin... [Full Article...]

Sergei Bobrovsky had 27 saves for the Blue Jackets, who get their first playoff win in three years. "That's why we've won all year long, is everybody contributes by committee", Tortorella said. In Game 3, Columbus stormed to a 3-1 lead after one period. Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves and Rick Nash scored the deciding goal in the second period as NY defeated Montreal in Game 4 of their first-r... [Full Article...]

Kevin Love is the third double-digit scorer and Channing Frye is grabbing two rebounds. And while a two-game sample size against the Pacers is small, it's not like Cleveland was playing good defense to close the regular season. From there, it looked like Cleveland was bound to finish the game off, but the Pacers would eventually make a late rally. Game 3 will be one where Turner responds emph... [Full Article...]

La La and Carmelo "have been fighting for about a year", a source close to the couple told the New York Daily News . With rumors swirling about Carmelo's time ending with the Knicks, could separating from La La push Anthony out of NY for good? Another powerful relationship has gown down the drain, and this time it is singer and TV personality La La Anthony who reportedly has separate... [Full Article...]

The result sees the Eagles edge further away from the relegation zone, with seven points now separating them from the bottom three, but Benteke believes that it should have been even better. "On reflection, when you finish a game with a point having been 2-0 down, you have to be incredibly satisfied with that point". It kept our run going, showing just how good we are as a team at the moment. [Full Article...]

Without victory here the top four would have gone. Of the formation employed in the north east, the Frenchman said: "I just felt that sometimes the team needs to believe in something new, something different, just to find a bit of confidence back". [Full Article...]

On a gloriously sunny day in Georgia, this third round rattled and hummed and finished with a couple of European heavy-hitters muscling a way to the top: Sergio Garcia, perhaps believing that his time has finally come on a Sunday that would have been Seve Ballesteros' 60th birthday, and Justin Rose, already with a US Open title to his CV, shared the 54-hole lead on 201, six-under-par. [Full Article...]

Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti has warned his players they can not afford to let Cristiano Ronaldo out of sight when they take on Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday. It was a chance that Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed emphatically as a second-half brace secured a 2-1 win and brought up 100 goals in European competition for the four-time Ballon d'Or victor. [Full Article...]

Who do you think will win the series? Despite what others have said about Houston Rockets' star James Harden deserving the NBA MVP award, Robertson said Westbrook is the MVP in his book. Less than five months later, Harden was in Houston. It's a big if, but after what we've seen from this side and their fearless leader - anything is possible. [Full Article...]

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, watches his chip shot on the eighth hole during the third round of the Masters golf tournament Saturday, April 8, 2017, in Augusta, Ga. Garcia, winless in 73 prior major starts, slid to second alongside American Jordan Spieth, the 2015 Masters victor and 2016 runner-up, at four-under. [Full Article...]

That season he brought down opposing quarterbacks 11 times on his way to being named to the Pro Bowl. He had a slow start last season but did manage six sacks and the Panthers placed the franchise tag on him back in February. "He's a great player, but also a quality young man who has the respect of his teammates in the locker room". The contract puts Short among the top five highest paid def... [Full Article...]